Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 21, 2013
Submitted
July 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
27,174 hours, 8,028 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED NORMALLY. DURING AFTER TAKEOFF FLOW, WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED TO OFF, THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY NOSE GEAR AIR NOISE. FOLLOWED QRH AND RAISED HANDLE TO UP. PROCEEDED TO ANC IAW MC. LIGHTS WERE OUT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED GVI OF NOSE GEAR LOCK LINKS, BUNGEE SPRINGS, LOCK ACTUATOR, MAIN ACTUATOR, & VALVE MANIFOLD. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG NOSE GEAR FIVE TIMES. NO FAULTS NOTED, NOSE GEAR CYCLED NORMALLY WITH PROPER INDICATION AND STAYED UP & LOCKED IN THE GEAR LEVER OFF POS. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. REF MM 32-61-00-710-801.